Umbrella-locking device



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J. H. BEVINGTON. UMBRELLA LOOKING DEVIGE.

ma Noun nu 1 Y UNITED STATES JAMES H. BEVINGTON,

PATENT OFFICE.V

OF CHICA GO, ILLINOIS.

UMBRELLA-LOCKING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming partpf Letters Patent No. 474,356, dated May 10,1892.

Application tiled June 15, 1891.

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES I-I. BEvING-TON, a citizen ot' the UnitedStates, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ot'Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inUinbrella-I-Iandles, Which is fully set forth in the followingspecilication, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, inWhich- Figure l represents an elevation of the handle end of an umbrellaeinbodyingmy invention With the handle in place; Fig. 2, a similar viewof the same, showing the handle detached; Fig. 3, a detail verticalsection taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 3; Fig. 4, a detail elevation ofthe upper or handle end of the stick and ferrule attached; and Fig. 5,adetail section showing a part of Fig. 3, but on an enlarged scale.

My invention relates to umbrellas provided with detachable handles; andthe object of the improvement is to provide a spring-lock for thering-holder which is used to fasten the tips ot' the ribs when theumbrella is closed, this lock being constructed and arranged to operateupon the removal of the handle from the stick and to be released uponthe replacement thereof.

I will proceed to describe in detail one Way in which I have carried outmy invention in practical form, and Will then point out more definitelyin the claim the particular improvements which I believe to be nevi7 andwish to secure by Letters Patent.

In the drawings, A represents an ordinary umbrella-stick, which isprovided at the handle end with a ferrule B, the latter being extended,however, some distance beyond the stick, so as to provide akind oftubular socket at the extremity of which is an internallythreadedsection b. The handle C is a separate piece and is adapted to beattached to and detached from the stick. This, as shown in the drawings,is accomplished by providing the handle with aferrule D, which is alsoextended some distance beyond the inner end of the handle and has anexternally-threaded section d upon its extremity,whicli is adapted toturn into the threaded end of the ferrule B, thus providing for readilyconnecting the handle to the stick or disconnecting it therefrom atpleasure. In order to make a smooth Serial No. 396,268. (No model.)

joint between the stick and the handle, the respective threaded sectionsare preferably slightly conical, so that there will be no projection ofeither at the meeting line, as seen in Fig. 5. An ordi-nary ring-holderE 4is mounted on the end of the stick, or rather its tei-rule, being ofthe usual construction to adapt it to engage and hold the tips F of theribs, for this purpose being constructed to slide back and forth on thejointed ferrules. Inaddition to the usual form of this device it is alsoprovided near its inner end with a shallow annular groove c, runningaround the inside thereof, as seen in Fig. 3. This lnay be formed bystriking up in the plate from which the ring is formed or in any othersuitable way. A springv latch or lock G is mounted within thetubularprojectionof the ferrule B. This spring is attached at its inn erend to the end ofthe stick by inserting it between the ferrule and thestick. Thence it extends forward and is inclined inward slightly, aboutthe length of the `ferrule, more or less, and is then bent over uponitself and carried backward some distance, and its eX- tremity is thenloent outward sharply at right angles to the length of the tube, thsproviding a short round pin-like projection g. The bend of the springismade such thatlits force will act normally to throw this free end ot'the spring outward, and a small opening b' is made in the side of theferrule, so that this end of the spring will be thrust out therefrom andproject on the outside of the ferrule under normal force of the spring.The arrangement of these parts is such that when `the ring holder Eisslipped down, so as to en- 'gage the tips of lthe ribs, as seen in Figs.l and 3, the opening b in the ferrule will register with the groove inthe ring, as seen in Fig. 3, and, obviously, if the spring is free toact the end gWill be thrust outwardV through the ferrule and into thesaid groove, thereby locking the ring in position. NOW the end of thehandle-terrule D is drawn in somewhat, so as to make a cone-shapedextremity d', as seen 'more clearly in the enlarged Fig. 5. When thehandle is connected to the stick, this cone-shaped extremity of theferrule passes down on the outside of the spring and forces the latterinward, thereby retracting the latch end, as seen in Figs. 3 and 5; but

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when the handle is disconnected from the stick, the spring beingreleased from restraint will thrust the latch end outward, as seen in vdotted lines in Fig. 5, when it engages, as already explained, with thering slipped down over the tips and securely fasten it in this position,so that when the handle is completely detached, as seen in Fig. 2, theribs will be held in place by reason of the locking ot the ring-holderupon their tips in the position shown in Fig. 2.

The object of this device is twofold. It provides for the protection ofthe umbrella, as by locking the parts in position when the handle isdetached to facilitate the packing of the article. It also is availableto prevent theft of the umbrella whenever the latter is to be left atany place. The bearer simply detaches the handle and carries it awaywith him, leaving the rest of the umbrella (shown in F1g.2) with theribs locked by the ring, as already explained. The theft of lthe articlein this condition is hardly probable, as it is not in a condition foruse. Upon replacing the handle, however, the lock is released andtheumbrella may be ready for use. There isno particular object in lockingthe tip-holder in place when the umbrella is in use or simply to becarried, and so provision is not made for it, although the devices maybe constructed and arranged so as to also lock in this condition. Thedevice may also be used without a detachable handle, if desired, abutton or something of the kind being employed to de- Y to be understoodas limiting myself to all thev details of construction and arrangementof the devices, as herein shown and described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

An umbrella-stickA, in combination with a ferrule B, projecting from itsextremity and provided with the threadedsection b and aperture b', thehandle C, the ferrule D, projecting from the handle and provided withthe threaded section d and cone-shaped extremity d, the slidingrib-holder E, provided with annular groove e, and the spring G,arrangedWithin the ferrule B and bent to be retracted by the tubular end of thehandle-ferrule as it passes in over it, substantially as described.

JAMES H. BEVINGTON. Witnesses CARRIE FEIGEL, A. M. BEST.

